Flower-pot holder.



T. J. BROWNING.

FLOWER POT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1910. 999,202. Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

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TILLIE J'. BROWNING, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLOWER-POT HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

Application filed September 15, 1910. Serial No. 582,166.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known 'that I, Tintin J. BizowNrNo, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Flower-Pot Holders, of which the following a lull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication.

The object of my invention is to provide a skeleton cone pot holder, for tlower pots, so constructed as to securely support the pot, and prevent it from accidentally breaking the jardinire when placing the pot therein.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that when the pot is placed therein the pot is supported ou the bottom and also on the entire side length of the holder owing to its cone shape.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that when a pot is placed therein, the bottom of the pot is raised or elevated, above the bottom of the jardinire, and is also prevented from contacting with the earth when placedon the ground, thus preventing the ground worm from entering the potted plant from the drainage hole in the bottom of the pot. This has always been a serious drawback when in summer it is desirable to place the house plant on the ground.

JAnother object of my invention is to provide movable handles on either side ol the pot holder for convenience in moving the pot about, the movable handles dropping down, so that the top of each handle is flush or slightly above the top of the pot, and can be extended above the top of the pot to enable one, in case of extra large and heavy plants, to grip the handle with a good firm hold. Therefore it is desirable owing to the extra size of these handles when extended, to provide a means of concealment, to hide the handles, as the plant and j ardi niere are for decorative purposes, and the protruding handles would be an undesirable feature, standing up above the pot line enough to move it around. Stationary handles can of course, be used to advantage on small size holders and at less cost in manufacturing.

The pot holder will minimize the breaking of jardinires by preventing the pot from slipping out of the lingers when placing it in the jardinire. This result is duel to the 'tact that the pot and the jardinire ar: as a rule o'lf about the same size in cir cuml'erence at the top, and as the jardinire is usually deeper than the pot, there is not room enough tor the lingers to hold on to the edge until the pot reaches the bottom; therefore the pot drops to the bottom oi the jardinire and in most cases cracks or breaks its bottom.

ln the drawings, I have shown two embodiments olz my invention, Figure 1 being a perspective view of one embodiment and Fig. Q, o't the other embodiment.

lf will first describe the :torni of my invention shown in Fig. l. (t is the upper ring of the holder. Y), l, be, b, represent upright strips or bars extending downward, and converging somewhat inward, from the upper ring c. c is a lower ring secured to the strips near their lower ends. Each strip below its point o'l" attachment to the lower ring c is bent inward to 't'orm a rest (Z for the bottom ot the pot, and is thence bent downward and outward to 'form feet c for supporting' the holder. The strips may be attached to the rings in any convenient manner. I prefer to provide the upper ring L with orifices into which the upper ends of the strips extend and are bent down ward against the inner 'tace of the ring. One oit the strips, 7), namely the one which engages the upper ring a at the point where the opposite ends o'f the band forming the ring are abutted together, is cut away so as to form two flanges engaging respectively two orices or slots in the respective abutting ends of the band forming the ring. The strips are attached to the lower ring c by stamping out from the strips the projecw tions g and extending said projections through orifices in the lower ring.

The handles are movably secured to the upper ring u by the 'following means: The upper ring (L is provided, on each side of the holder, with two outwardlyextending ofl'sets z', and the metal of each offset is stamped out to -form an eye Into each pair ol. eyes extend the two arms Za' of one of the handles, said handle comprising said two arms and a connecting yoke Z. Above the eyes the arms are bent to -form offsets or shoulders m, by which the downward movenient of the handles is limited.

As is well known, flower pots are made of standard sizes, and my improved holder is also intended to be made in different sizes ing around the holder to form the ring 0, 60 to correspond with the standard sizes of thence extending through the eye r and pots. lVlien an ordinary flower pot is dedownward to form the bar j; and the correposited in a holder of proper size, the botspoiiding rest and foot, thence extending 5 tom of the pot (shown in dotted lines and across to the other side of the holder and lettered rests upon the rest cl of the bent around to form another t'oot and rest, 65 holder, while the outwardly projecting thence extending up to the ring 0 to form ledge at the top oit the holder rests upon the leg p1 and at its end bent around into the upper ring a` of the holder. The arms engagement with the ring 0. rlhe other of the handles are capable of moving up wire forms the two bars p2 and 293 and their and down in the eyes. Normally the hanrespective r-ests and feet, the latter being con- 70 dles are in their lowerinost positions so nected together at the bottom, and the bars that they lie i'lat against the outer wall of being at their upper ends bent around the pot, and so that the yoles Z extend just into engagement with the ring 0. rlhe two to the top edge of the pot to permit it to intersecting wires at the center of the botbe grasped when it is desired to raise the tom of the holder are secured together by 75 handles. Then it is desired to lift the pot. tie-wires s. Each handle consists of arms t the handles are moved up (the arms 7c slidand an extending yoke u, said arms at their ing in theeyes until their further movelower ends being bent to form eyes fr; en-

ment is limited by the extensions 'n at the gaging the ring. rhereby the handles are lower ends of the legs. The tops of the pivotally supported on the ring so that nor- 80 handles then extend substantially above the mally the handles may be swung inward on top of the pot and may be grasped by the their pivots against the wall of the pot, user, and the holder with its contained pot while they may be swung out so that the may thus be lifted and carried from place yokes are at a substantial distance itrom the to place. outer wall of the pot to permit them to be 85 One special feature characterizing my grasped by the hand for the purpose of liftholder is that when deposited in a jardiing the holder and pot and carrying it from niere the bottom of the pot will be subplace to place.

stantially above the bottom of the jardi- Having now fully described my invention,

nire, thereby permitting any excess water what l claim and desire to protect by Let- 90 in the pot to percolate through the hole in ters Patent is: the bottom of the pot and drop onto the l. A holder for flower pots consisting of bottom of the jardinire. lVlany potted a frame comprising a ring, converging bars plants are ruined by being excessively depending therefrom, rests for the pot botwatered, the excess of water incapable of tom near th-e lower end of the holder, and 95 being absorbed by the dirt settling into the supporting feet below said rests; and movbottom of the pot and becoming foul. This able handles each comprising an upper yoke is impossible when the pot is held in my and arms dep-ending therefrom movably enholder, inasmuch as any excess water in the gaging the frame to permit said yoke to be bottom of the pot will, as stated, drain into moved toward and trom the body of the pot. 100 the space below the bottom of the pot. 2. A holder for flower pots consisting ot' The form of my invention shown in Fig. a frame comprising a ring, converging bars 2 differs from the form hereinbetore dedepending therefrom, rests tor the pot botscribed in that it is adapted to be made ot' toni near the lower end of the holder, and

wire, and is therefore cheaper to construct supporting feet below said rests; and mov- 105 than the holder iirst described. rllhe said able handles each comprising an upper yoke modiiied form of holder comprises a ring o, and arms depending therefrom, andmeans bars p, p1, p2, p3 and handles. Each of the permitting said handle to slide vertically bars extends downward and somewhat inupon the frame and limiting the extent ot ward, being near its lower end bent inward its upward movement. 110 to form a shoulder or rest for the bottom ln testimony of which invention, l have of the pot, and thence, to form the supporthereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, on ing feet, bent outward and downward and this 7th day of September, 1910. c

thence inward and somewhat u )ward to the T vertical center line of the holder. Prefer- TILLE JBROX'VBNG' ably I construct the ring 0 and its support- Witnesses: ing bars of two wires, one wire being bent ld. M. HAMILTON, to form an eye 1', at one end, thence extend- E. E. WALL.

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